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I am not sure why but this whole DVC really confuses me
I have a large family of 7 - we went to Disney in Aug and we are hooked!!! We have to get a 2 br villa whenever we go - My youngest son has Autism and only eats certain things so a kitchen for me is a must too!! We spent a ton of $$ to stay at AKV. I want to go back in 2011 to the beach club villas if possible but wondering if DVC is the way to go for us since its costs us so much anyway!!
This is where I get confused - we wont really have any extra $$ until tax return time next year so thats when I would like to maybe buy...How many point do we need for a 2BR?? Is there a chart anywhere that I can see that shows me?? Also would i earn enough points next year to go in 2011??
Do you think its better to buy through resale or no?? Sorry too many questions - I just feel a bit lost - lol
did you rent directly from Disney or a DVC member?
if you rented directly from Disney - yes that is a fortune.
from a DVC member that is just about the best deal you can get at Disney.
that say there are offsite timeshares that are pennies on the dollar - yea some are being given away. (be carefully of these - make sure you know what you are getting)
now these are not onsite at Disney - but they sell for less than $1,000. They also have 2-bedroom.
Now back to disney - if you intend to come every year or every other year - then DVC is worth the price. If you only intend to come every 3 years or even less - then DVC is too expensive.
generally recommend a non-orlando timeshares and you can trade to Orlando - cheaper maintence fees and you get more choices.
did you rent directly from Disney or a DVC member?
if you rented directly from Disney - yes that is a fortune.
from a DVC member that is just about the best deal you can get at Disney.
that say there are offsite timeshares that are pennies on the dollar - yea some are being given away. (be carefully of these - make sure you know what you are getting)
now these are not onsite at Disney - but they sell for less than $1,000. They also have 2-bedroom.
Now back to disney - if you intend to come every year or every other year - then DVC is worth the price. If you only intend to come every 3 years or even less - then DVC is too expensive.
generally recommend a non-orlando timeshares and you can trade to Orlando - cheaper maintence fees and you get more choices.
We had booked through Disney and yes it was super expensive!! We plan on going to Disney I would say every other year. We would want to be onsite.
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How many point do we need for a 2BR?? Is there a chart anywhere that I can see that shows me?? Also would i earn enough points next year to go in 2011??
Make sure you look at 2010 since the charts changed a bit compared to prior years.
All of the values listed are nightly rates. In 2010 Adventure Season, a Two Bedroom costs 34 points per weekday night and 50 points per weekend night. You can book as many or as few consecutive nights as you wish.
Whatever size contract you purchase represents the number of points you will receive every year. If you buy a 200 point contract with a February Use Year, every February 1st you will get 200 points to use. Unused points can be banked one year forward and you can also borrow from one future year.
Example: If you buy 200 points and only use 180 in 2010, you could "bank" the remaining 20 points. Then in 2011 you will have 220 points to use (your normal 200 plus the 20 that were banked.)
Make sure you look at 2010 since the charts changed a bit compared to prior years.
All of the values listed are nightly rates. In 2010 Adventure Season, a Two Bedroom costs 34 points per weekday night and 50 points per weekend night. You can book as many or as few consecutive nights as you wish.
Whatever size contract you purchase represents the number of points you will receive every year. If you buy a 200 point contract with a February Use Year, every February 1st you will get 200 points to use. Unused points can be banked one year forward and you can also borrow from one future year.
Example: If you buy 200 points and only use 180 in 2010, you could "bank" the remaining 20 points. Then in 2011 you will have 220 points to use (your normal 200 plus the 20 that were banked.)
Thank you!! I have a much better understanding of this now.
, DVC members get a very nice $100 off the price of an adult Annual Pass and $125 off the price of an adult Premium Annual Pass, which is a nice discount to have and makes them much more affordable. .
Cool! Is there also a discount on the kids annual passes?
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I'm just dipping my pinky toe into these waters. One thing I've heard, If you buy direct through Disney, you can only buy into the DVC at the resort they are currently selling. Can someone tell me what resort that is right now? Thanks!
Dawn, that’s not entirely true. You CAN buy “sold out” properties direct from Disney, but it may take some time (they put you on a waiting list until they have points at the specific resort you want). The problem with this is, they’ll charge you more for the points at an “old” resort than at a new resort AND your contract will expire sooner than it would if you bought into a newer property.
Right now, if you want to buy “new” through Disney, you’re looking at BLT, AKL, SSR (treehouses) and Hawaii.
oooooo - the Treehouses?!?! Those looked so cool when we went by in the Sassagoula River Boat! (though...I don't know if I'd want to buy into that one.) And BLT is Bay Lake Towers, right? THANKS SO MUCH for the info. We hope to make WDW an every year thing (our first trip was 2009), from the small bit I've read, sounds like it could be a good idea for us. THANK YOU!
You're welcome!! I'm new to DVC myself (bought in December 2010), so I've been doing a lot of the same research you're doing!
I'm pretty sure that if you buy into the Treehouses, you have 11-month booking priority at any of the room-types in SSR, but you might want to double check that with a DVC rep.
BLT is Bay Lake Tower--that's where I own. I love the modern art in the rooms, and you can't beat the location!
I'd recommend picking up the PassPorter's Disney Vacation Club Guide. It's been very helpful for me as I learn all the ins and outs of DVC.
I'm not sure if my question is "frequently" asked or not... Or even if there is an answer I haven't seen for it...
If I was a DVC member, can I "re-bank" the points I already banked?
For Example: Say I have 100 points per year... If I banked all 100 of my 2010 points to 2011, that gives me 200 points to use for 2011. Can I then "re-bank" the 100 points from 2010 combined with banking the 100 points from 2011 to allow me to have 300 points to use for 2012 (2010-100 + 2011-100 + 2012-100)?
(And, if the banking system works that way, does it mean that I could end up with thousands of points just by continually banking the ones I didn't use? Not that I have use for so many points, but it's been a point that has been on my mind.)
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